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Performance Special Audits

2025
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25-109 Arizona Department of Child Safety—Investigations of Noncriminal Child Abuse and Neglect Reports (September 2025)
25-105 Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry—Annual Compliance Review of Specific Statutory and Policy Requirements (August 2025)
2024
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24-115 Arizona State Board of Chiropractic Examiners (December 2024)
24-106 Arizona Department of Child Safety—Young Adult Program (July 2024)
24-105 Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry—Annual Compliance Review of Specific Statutory and Policy Requirements (July 2024)
2023
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23-114 Examining the Delivery of Services to Vulnerable Adults in the Arizona Adult Protective Services System (September 2023)
23-103 Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry—Annual Compliance Review of Specific Statutory and Policy Requirements (July 2023)
2021
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21-113 Arizona Department of Child Safety—Comparing Department Practices for Classifying and Locating Children Missing from Care to Best Practices (September 2021)
2020
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20-113 Arizona Department of Child Safety—Caseworker Caseload Reporting (December 2020)
20-105 Arizona Department of Child Safety—Caseworker Caseload Standards (July 2020)
20-103 Arizona Department of Education—Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program (April 2020)
2019
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19-113 Arizona Department of Child Safety—Foster Home Recruitment, Licensure, Use, and Retention—Department engages in recommended recruitment practices but foster parent feedback indicates a need for improved customer service and more information about children (September 2019)
19-105 Arizona School Facilities Board—Building Renewal Grant Fund—Board can better ensure timely project completion and payments to districts, Board member compliance with conflict-of-interest laws, and district compliance with State procurement requirements (June 2019)
2018
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18-103 Arizona Department of Child Safety—Arizona Families F.I.R.S.T.—Department’s contracted substance abuse program incorporates best practices in its design, and Department has implemented controls to oversee contractors’ compliance with program requirements (March 2018)
2017
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17-112 Central Arizona Water Conservation District—District collects and spends revenues in accordance with legal requirements and/or policies, has established various financial reserves, and operates the Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District (December 2017)
17-111 Arizona Department of Child Safety—Staff Retention, Recruitment, and Training—Department should continue its efforts to improve staff retention, recruit and hire best fit job applicants, and strengthen staff training (September 2017)
17-102 Arizona Department of Child Safety—Administrative Staffing Level—Department’s administrative staffing level appears reasonable compared to other agencies reviewed, and it has implemented a reasonable process for estimating administrative staffing needs (January 2017)
2016
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16-110 Arizona Department of Child Safety—Permanency Practices—Department should improve its provision of information to the juvenile courts and Foster Care Review Board and implement its plans to further improve other permanency practices and outcomes (September 2016)
16-108 Arizona Early Childhood Development and Health Board (First Things First) (August 2016)
16-102 Arizona Department of Child Safety—Department Should Adopt Common Implementation Practices from Other Jurisdictions As It Moves Forward with Implementing a New Differential Response System (March 2016)
2015
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15-118 Arizona Department of Child Safety—Department Assesses Child Safety and Risk Using Common Factors or Accepted Approaches, but Needs to Improve Critical Aspects of Its Child Safety and Risk Assessment Process (September 2015)
15-101 Arizona Department of Child Safety—Compared to National Averages, Arizona’s Number of Child Abuse or Neglect Reports Has Been Similar or Higher and Its Substantiation Rate Lower, and the Office of Child Welfare Investigations Is Unique Among States (March 2015)
2014
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14-107 Arizona Department of Child Safety - Children Support Services - Emergency and Residential Placements (October 2014)
14-101 Arizona Department of Economic Security - Children Support Services - Transportation Services (March 2014)
2013
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13-14 Review of Selected State Practices for Information Technology Procurement (November 2013)
CPS-1301 Arizona Department of Economic Security - Children Support Services - Foster Home Recruitment-Related Services Contracts (October 2013)
2002
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02-01 Arizona Works Pilot Program - Special Audit (January 2002)